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Solicitor headaches
Hi. Great forum you have here. My mother is trying to buy a council house, she has a solicitor who is representing her asked her for proof such as various bank statements, letters etc. She supplied it her without a problem. Now she wants more proof of where she obtained the money from purchase the house. She doesn't have…
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House Sold in 5 Days
It is possible, our flat went on the market on Thursday, had a viewing on Saturday and written offer was received on Monday @ 09:00, (deal is now done). Used a free valuation from an estate agents and priced at a fixed price, then sold it through our lawyers (they are part of a solcitors property centre) it never made the…
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Looking for 1 Bedroom flat near QE hosp Woolich
Hi there, I am looking for a one bedroom flat near queen Elizabeth Hospital in woolich as I will be starting a job there in August. Any suggestions on which would be a better place and locality to look for. And also any sites on the net to look on or any agents? Looking to pay arround 400 to 700 PCM Many Thanks
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House Exchanging
I'm looking to sell my 2 bed house and move to 3 bed. Neighbour is looking to sell her 3 bed and move to 2 bed. We've seen each other's houses and may be interested in "swapping over". We would avoid estate agents fee etc. However the difference in our houses is about £25,000, so I need to get a mortgage. Can I legally get…
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How much for a cooker
The buyers of our property have made it known that they may be interested in buying the cooker as we only have an electric point in the kitchen & it's gonna cause too much upheaval to run a gas fitting - the cooker is a Belling & cost £500 just under 3 years ago - what sort of price would you experienced house movers say…
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Change the curtains, itll sell (!)
Doug, Should I come to round to your house and draw a picture? LONDON (Reuters) - Annual house price inflation in England and Wales slowed to a three-year low in the first quarter, government data showed on Tuesday, while turnover fell by 35 percent.…
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Buying House from a friend (pub deal!)
Heh guys need some help. I recently agreed to buy a house off a good mate of mine, We've agreed a price(over a few pints in the pub) and he is looking for a new house now. My question is what do I need to do now? Can we use the same solicitor and do it all through him, or do we need to get estate agents involved or surveys…
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House Prices are crashing!!
You lot need to beware house prices are about to plummet!! http://forum.globalhousepricecrash.com https://www.housepricecrash.co.uk
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Half A Percent? Views from ACTUAL users?
Hi there Just wondered whether anyone out there has used Half A Percent to sell their home in London. It seems to me they have a very sound proposition and their pricing structure is sensible given that most enquiries come through the Internet in any case. The main hurdle for most is the viewings, but I work from home,…
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2/3/5 year fixed
Hello all moneysavers, I had an AIP for a mortgage with Leeds and Holbeck, 5 year fixed at 4.84%. I thought it was a good deal but L&H told me today that we can no longer had that offer and that we have to go for a 5.19% mortgage. We think that is not good enough and we still want the security of a fixed mortgage, so it's…
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Buy or Rent in the London Area
Assuming that I DO sell my house within the next twelve months can someone advise me of the price of a two bedroomed apartment in a reasonable area of Greater London. If someone could tell me the average rental price as well as a purchase price of a 2 bedroomed, that would be even better! Ta very much.
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How can I find out when a property was built
I am interested in finding out the year in which some properties were built. Does anyone know of a website which would be able to give me this information. If the information is not available online is there any other way I could find out when a house was built.
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Capital Gain Tax Question.
I have a second property rented for 2 years and 9 months. Im planning to put it on the market next month and reinvest the month in another rental property. The property has increased in value considerably and i want to avoid CGT. Should I move into the property myself to be sure of avoiding CGT. Will the next property be…
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Is a second mortgage always dearer?
Just out of interest after a converstaion I had with someone today... Is your second mortgage ie. on a second house always more expensive? Do you always have to put down 25% deposit and pay higher interest rates, or is that only when you are buying to let? How would a mortgage company feel about someone buying a second…
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How long should it take to get a mortgage sorted?
Hi all, put an offer in on a house almost 4 weeks ago, it was accepted! Yippie my first house, anyway had already agreed a mortgae with HSBC (my bank) in priciple. Sent off the forms and they have had them for 23 days! They initially told me a decision would be in 7- 10 days and then 4 weeks fom then would have the money…
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how much is a house worth?
are there any websites which give you a rough indication how much a house on a particular st is worth? i know it depends on the condition and other factors, but just wanted a rough estimate
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Tax implications on selling 2 houses
Engaged couple living in separate homes [both owned outright] now find that there are tax implications on selling 2 properties to buy our first joint home together. Help required please. Do we sell both, get married, and move to new home. Or sell one home, move in together before getting married, then selling 2nd home…
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repo houses, how do you find them???
hi, Can anyone tell me where to find out where to buy repossed houses? My area is Cannock, Staffordshire, Junction 11 M6 Do you need to pay cash? Can you get a survey done in time.? Are they much cheaper or are they too knocked about ? Thanks Sarah
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People to find me a house
Do people like the 'Location, Location, Location' people exist? People who can take a brief from you and go and do all the legwork to find you your perfect home? :confused:
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Does completion have to be done by 12pm legally??
Waiting to here from my estate agent to collect the keys. I thought i read somewhere this has to be by 12pm? Today is completion day what legal rights do i have? CHeers paul